Poker News

21st June, 2025 at 12:19:35

Bracelet number 12 continues to elude poker star

In an exciting third day heads up that continued into the small hours of Tuesday morning at the World Series of Poker, Phil Hellmuth again just missed out on his record-breaking bracelet number 12 in event 33: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship.

Full Story: Close, But No Cigar For Poker Ace Hellmuth (update) »

21st June, 2025 at 12:19:35

RFID and interactive television deployed in new Irish product

TV production company Winmedia Ireland Limited has announced a new development in online poker streaming and live, in-running betting.

Full Story: New Development In Live-streamed Online Poker »

21st June, 2025 at 05:58:31

Isle of Man internet gambling software provider is COPA's supplier of choice for Californian online poker

It's early days in the Californian online poker legalisation initiative, with two proposals vying for the approval of lawmakers (see previous reports), but it appears that Playtech plc has already achieved an inside track in the intrastate drive.

Full Story: U.s. Online Poker - An Inside Track For Playtech? »

21st June, 2025 at 05:58:31

PKR Lite has B2B benefits

The UK-based 3D online poker operator pkr is set to soft launch its new 2D PKR Lite poker client this week in a move that could ultimately make an entry into a legalised US online poker market easier.

Full Story: New Poker Technology Positions Pkr For U.s. Operations »

21st June, 2025 at 05:58:31

Almost six thousand players were at the tables last Friday - and we're not at the Main Event yet!

Statistics released by the 2025 World Series of Poker show that this will probably be a bumper year for the Series despite the depredations of US enforcement authorities against online poker sites.

Full Story: 2025 World Series Of Poker Setting New Records (update) »

21st June, 2025 at 05:58:31

Presidential decree makes the pastime illegal

After months of political wrangling, President Bronislaw Komorowski of Poland has signed into law a decree banning some forms of gambling, including online poker.

Full Story: Online Poker Banned In Poland »